The Japanese Imperial Palace in Kyoto can also be called the royal palace.
It is said to be a royal palace, but in fact it is not available at all. The place where any daimyo lives in the Japanese kingdom is bigger and more luxurious than the royal palace where the Japanese king lives.
There was no other way. At this time, the Japanese king was really poor, and he really had no sense of existence or influence.
Whether in fact or in name, the Japanese king had no power in his hands. The shogunate issued a special law, which clearly stipulated that the Japanese king had only one power, that is, he could choose his own reign name, except for
Apart from this, the Japanese king did not have any power.
There are no Japanese kings here in the shogunate, and there are no Japanese kings in various places. This phenomenon has lasted for hundreds of years.
This has been the case for hundreds of years, so the current Japanese kings are so poor that they can't even build a royal palace, even repair it, and can't even afford a few hundred dollars.
This is not an exaggeration. Secondly, after the current Japanese Queen Emperor Tsuchimikado died in the 13th year of Koji, because the shogunate was not sure to pay the funeral expenses, the bones of the miserable Emperor Gotsuchimikado were placed in the palace for four full days.
After thirteen days, he was still unable to bury him, so he had to be hastily buried in Fukakusa Bei Tomb.
Emperor Gotsuchimikado's son, Emperor Gokashiwara, had no money to hold a grand ceremony for his enthronement. He kept putting it off, and kept putting it off, until he was fifty-eight years old. Several daimyo couldn't stand it anymore, so they gave five
It cost me hundreds of dollars to hold a grand ceremony.
From here we can know how miserable the Japanese kings were in this era.
Although he was still the monarch of Japan in name, he didn't even look like a monarch at all. He had no power in his hands, he didn't even have money, and he didn't even have hundreds of money for burial. It's not enough to describe him as poor.
At this time, the elderly Emperor Gotsuchimikado was lying on the hospital bed. He was about to die. Historically, he died in October of the thirteenth year of Koji.
"How about some porridge?"
Emperor Gokashiwara served him very filially. He personally held a bowl of porridge in his hand and served Emperor Gotsuchimikado to drink the porridge.
Don’t be surprised. It’s good enough that the Japanese king at this time can afford to drink porridge. At least he hasn’t starved to death. The shogunate will still provide this little money and food. After all, if the emperor and his family really starve to death, the shogunate will have no way to punish the Japanese king.
Account.
"Has the money for my burial now been secured after I left?"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado shook his head slightly and looked at the dilapidated imperial palace. There was not a single decent thing in the entire imperial palace. He heard that the mirrors in the Ming Dynasty were very good, and he had asked the shogunate to buy one many times.
, and then there has been no news to this day.
He knew that he was dying and would probably leave soon. The only thing that worried him now was that he didn't have enough money to bury himself.
Therefore, like previous emperors, when he knew that he was about to die, he began to prepare for the period after his death in advance. He asked for money from the shogunate and the daimyo of various places. In fact, he was no different from a beggar.
Emperor Gokashiwara shook his head slightly. He had made requests to the shogunate more than once, but nothing happened. As for the letters he wrote to the daimyo of various places, they were never returned.
"Alas~"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado sighed heavily and then lay down on the bed.
He doesn't have any power in his hands, not even money. This emperor is really acting like a coward.
"I heard that the Ming army has already reached Hyogosu. The Ouchi family in the Chugoku region, the Uesugi family in the Kanto region, and the Otomo family in Kyushu have all been destroyed by the Ming army. It is estimated that the Ming army may soon attack Hyogo. Notsu went to Kyoto, and Muromachi came."
Emperor Gokashiwara thought for a while and told him the major events happening in Japan.
"It's so fast~"
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is the real emperor. He holds the sun, the moon, the universe, and is rich all over the world. I heard that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has a palace that is bigger than our entire Kyoto."
Emperor Gotsuchimikado sighed, and then said enviously.
It has already reached this point, and he doesn't care whether the Ming army will come to Kyoto. He now envies the emperor of the Ming Dynasty very much. That is the real monarch. Compared with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, their emperor is nothing. What a monarch.
"Yes, there are newspapers from the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the Qianqing Palace where the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty lived was magnificent and luxurious. All the windows were made of glass. At night, if you light up the lamp, it can illuminate the whole place. Capital City.”
Emperor Gokashiwara nodded and said, his eyes full of envy.
"Alas~"
As he said this, Emperor Gotsuchimikado couldn't help but sigh. He was so irritating when compared to others.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Shogun has sent someone~"
At this moment, someone came over gently and said.
"Did the shogun send someone here?"
When Emperor Gotsuchimikado heard this, he immediately became energetic. The shogunate had always been too lazy to deal with them, but now it took the initiative to send someone over.
"Hel me up and change clothes~"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado struggled to get up and gave instructions to those around him.
Soon, Emperor Gotsuchimikado, wearing his own clothes, received the envoy from the shogunate.
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor~"
Yin Shizhong looked at Emperor Gotsuchimikado and bowed slightly.
"No gift~Give me a seat!"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado frowned slightly, because Yin Shitadasada was obviously disrespectful to him in terms of etiquette, but he was helpless because he knew that the Yin Shitadasada in front of him was now one of the real leaders of the shogunate. Can he be buried? The fee also depends on the other party's face.
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
Yin Shizhong sat down carelessly.
"Your Majesty, you don't seem to be looking well?"
Yin Shizhong looked at Emperor Gotsuchimikado and said knowingly.
The emperor has come to them to ask for funeral expenses. He obviously knew that he was not going to die soon. You still ask questions even though you know it. Are you not deliberately trying to anger Emperor Gotsuchimikado?
"It's okay, it's okay, it's my old habit, it's okay~"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado had a smile on his face and did not seem to be angry at all because of this matter. On the contrary, Emperor Gokashiwara frowned and looked at Yoshitaka Yoshinori, obviously very angry.
"That's good~that's good~"
When Yin Shizhongzhen heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
If Emperor Tsuchimikado is in poor health and cannot attend the peace talks in person, then the shogunate will have no way to explain to the Ming Dynasty.
"I came here this time, firstly, to visit His Majesty on behalf of the General. The General knew that His Majesty was having an affair, so he ordered me to bring five pieces of Korean ginseng, five hundred guan of money, and ten pieces of cloth."
Yin Shizhong thought for a while and said directly, he had to do business and had no time to chat with this old man.
"this….."
When Emperor Gotsuchimikado heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.
Did the shogun take the wrong medicine? He actually gave away ginseng, money and cloth. What kind of medicine was sold in this gourd?
You must know that in the past, he sent people to them again and again to ask for funeral expenses, but the shogunate ignored them. Now he not only gave them the money, but also gave them ginseng and cloth. The sun is shining in the west.
Already?
"Please also convey your gratitude to me, General~"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado didn't know what to say for a moment. The happiness came a bit suddenly, and at the same time, he was secretly wary of this place. This kind of courtesy for nothing, either adultery or theft, must be something.
"Hmm~"
Yin Shizhong nodded slightly, but in his heart he couldn't help but want to say, thank that puppet rather than thank me, I gave this to you, but he couldn't say it, at least on the surface he was still the shogun.
's ministers.
"The second thing is that I would like to trouble your Majesty to go to Hyogozu in person. Our shogunate is negotiating peace with the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty people have clearly pointed out that your Majesty must personally participate in the peace talks before they are willing to negotiate with us.
Peace talks with Japan."
Then Yin Shizhong also stated the purpose of his trip. He actually came here to invite the emperor to participate in the peace talks.
Because I knew that the emperor's health was failing, I gave a few ginseng to Emperor Gotsuchimikado to help him survive. Otherwise, he would die on the road before reaching Hyogo no Tsu, and it would be difficult to deal with it then.
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After all, the emperor has to be buried after his death, and the new emperor has to build the main palace. It will take some time to go back and forth. By then, the people of the Ming Dynasty will be impatient with waiting, and they might just go to Kyoto and Muromachi. Then
The shogunate was finished.
"What?"
"Go to Hyogo no Tsu and talk to Akito?"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado and Emperor Gokashiwara were stunned when they heard this.
They never dreamed that they would show off their presence in matters with the people of the Ming Dynasty. You must know that this is just a matter between the Ming Dynasty and the shogunate, and the daimyo of various places, and now it actually involves them.
came on.
"Yes, this is Akito's request. Your Majesty must go and talk to Akito in person."
"Of course, we ministers will take care of everything. Your Majesty just needs to go over and attend."
Yin Shizhen nodded solemnly, and then the second half of the sentence was also a reminder to Emperor Gotsuchimikado, don't think that people in the Ming Dynasty value you, you really treat yourselves like an onion, you are just showing your face, everything is still the same
You have to listen to the shogunate.
"That's it~"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado immediately understood something when he heard this, and then thought about it and said, "I wonder when we will set off?"
He didn't hesitate at all. There was no doubt that he was going to go. This was a chance to show his face in front of Akito. He had to go.
Now they don't have any sense of presence or influence. It's rare for Akito to ask him to go, so he must go, and he must have a good sense of presence.
Let the shogunate, the daimyo of various places, and the entire Japanese nation know of his existence.
"The sooner the better~"
Yin Shizhong nodded with satisfaction and said directly.
"Then please wait a moment. I'll pack up and set off."
Emperor Gotsuchimikado nodded, thought for a while and said.
"Okay~"
Yin Shizhong nodded and agreed.
Emperor Gotsuchimikado returned to his place of residence with the support of Emperor Gokashiwara. Without outsiders, he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Akito actually wants me to go to peace talks in person. It's because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty values us."
, after all, I am the monarch of the Japanese country and represent the entire Japanese country."
At this moment, he felt his own existence and his presence as a monarch.
During the peace talks between the shogunate and the Ming Dynasty people, the Ming Dynasty people actually wanted to go there in person. There is no doubt that this was because they disliked the shogunate for not being able to represent the Japanese country. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty people, the shogunate was just rebellious officials and traitors and could truly represent the Japanese country.
He is the only one who has the power of Emperor Gotsuchimikado.
"Father, this is a good opportunity. Maybe we can regain some of our power with the help of Akito."
Emperor Gokashiwara was also very excited and negotiated with Akito. This was a big deal and a good opportunity for them to increase their presence.
And from the looks of it, the people of the Ming Dynasty only recognized them as Japanese kings, so maybe they could really use the people of the Ming Dynasty to gain some power for themselves.
Apart from anything else, I should at least have some meat in my meals from now on. People who drink porridge every day are so skinny that they will almost starve to death.
"This is unrealistic~ The shogunate will not allow us to hold power."
Emperor Gotsuchimikado shook his head slightly. He was very aware of his situation. If he gained power, the shogunate might kill him.
"The shogunate is already too busy to take care of itself. This time Hyogo no Tsu suffered a disastrous defeat. The shogunate has made matters worse. The lords from all over the country have long been dissatisfied with the shogunate."
Emperor Gokashiwara was more optimistic. He seemed to see hope and the hope of them regaining power.
"Let's take a look first~"
Emperor Gotsuchimikado thought for a while and nodded slightly.
This time, I finally have the opportunity to show my face and show my presence. Maybe some of the big names in various places will show their loyalty to me, and then I will have the opportunity to control some power.
Thinking of this, Emperor Gotsuchimikado's face became more rosy, and his overall spirit became much better.
"I ordered someone to make soup from the ginseng sent by the shogunate. After drinking the ginseng soup, I will set off."
Then he also said to Emperor Gokashiwara.
"Yes~"
Emperor Gokashiwara nodded and quickly started ordering people to get busy.
The whole person also seemed quite excited. They had had enough of being nominal monarchs. For hundreds of years, they had not had any power at all. Now they had to beg for burial expenses, and they did not even have the last bit of dignity as a monarch.
Already.
It took a lot of effort for Mingren to pay attention to them and value them. This is their opportunity, an opportunity for them to show their presence. As long as they seize this opportunity well, they may be able to gain some power for themselves.
They have also seen the situation in the Japanese country, and now there is a trend of vying for the throne. The shogunate is declining and is already declining.
Now coupled with Akito's participation, if they can make good use of the fact that they are the nominal monarch of the Japanese country, and the fact that the emperor once accepted the canonization of the Central Plains emperor, maybe they can regain the power of the Japanese country and become the real leader of the Japanese country.
The monarch, like the emperor of tomorrow, has the world in his hands and is rich in the world.
